Jump to content

This oil consumption issue.


mr v6

Recommended Posts

I did an oil change on the Z on 9/10/16 & have covered about 2000 miles since. I filled up the oil till it was bang on the max mark on the dipstick. I did

to my dipstick prior to this & I have to say for me it's made reading the oil level so much easier. But I don't seem to be experiencing any high oil consumption. I'm not complaining at all, it was just everything I was reading lead you to believe you needed to top up in silly amounts very often.

 

Is this down to the characteristic of each engine & depending on how well it's been looked after?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Some say oil consumption is a function of fuel grade on a DE engine ... always use super unleaded

There is no science behind that to be fair. You'll use oil if you don't have a good seal between rings and bore, valve stem seals worn, sump/rocker cover gasket failure/puncture.

 

If you were getting detonation, you'd probably use less oil as piston temps would be higher and ring gap would reduce!

 

I bow to your superior knowledge

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...